phlegm transformation (was Question about cannabis)

[Guest guest]

, Al Stone <alstone@b...> wrote:

I teach that

> it turns the phlegm back into Yin rather than actually expelling the

> phlegm. So, this herb cools the substantial fire and transforms the

> phlegm back into yin.

>

> I've never heard this specifically expressed this way. Am I trippng?

 

 

Al

 

According to Steve Clavey, this is quite incorrect. Clavey reiterates

over and over again in his " Fluid Physiology in TCM " that pathogens can

NEVER be turned back into vital essences. They must be transformed and

removed. The evil can never be made righteous, only vanquished so the

righteous may flourish. Not very redemptive.

 

[Guest guest]

wrote:

 

> According to Steve Clavey, this is quite incorrect. Clavey reiterates

> over and over again in his " Fluid Physiology in TCM " that pathogens can

> NEVER be turned back into vital essences. They must be transformed and

> removed.

 

What are the transformed into?

 

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Al Stone L.Ac.

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[Guest guest]

on 2/12/01 11:03 AM, Al Stone at alstone wrote:

 

>

>

> wrote:

>

>> According to Steve Clavey, this is quite incorrect. Clavey reiterates

>> over and over again in his " Fluid Physiology in TCM " that pathogens can

>> NEVER be turned back into vital essences. They must be transformed and

>> removed.

>

> What are the transformed into?

 

 

Zhuo yin/turbid yin, which is discharged through the urine and stool.